Cottage & garden in one: Schenk's getaway is as close as the blooms in his backyard

8:12 PM,
Jul. 6, 2013

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Good luck luring Craig Schenk from his gardens this time of year to take a vacation.

There's no need to. The scenery is spectacular right at home.

"If I take vacation in the summer, I don't go anywhere. I stay here,'' he says from the backyard of his house on Green Bay's east side. "I always tell friends when I'm in my backyard, I go to my cottage.'' ...